I might get a bird...........

**Husky_mom** · 05-12-2006, 04:44 PM

just to inform you all that i might get a bird soon............
still unsure between Canary, Tiel or Parakeet.........still looking............so far i´ve seen some pretty canaries but i´m still on the look............

i´m pretty excited about it i´ll keep you posted!!!

i´ve had canaries and parakeets before but no tiels so if you have any recommendations or hints on what to look for would be great appreciated, while i worked at a pet store i handled tiels but i never bought one for myself so i dont really know the ones we had were very healthy so i think i should probably recall what they looked like huh? sorry silly me

**lute** · 05-12-2006, 04:50 PM

congrats! birds are fun. i've owned parakeets and tiels. i personally liked the tiels better.

when looking for a healthy bird of any kind always make sure they have all their feathers. a lot of ill tiels go missing the feathers on the back of their heads. make sure the bird doesn't have droopy wings. also make sure they aren't all bunched up under a heat sorce. that's a sign that they aren't feeling too good. if yu want a tame bird make sure they are tame when you buy them. it's a lot of hard work to tame a bird. although taming parakeets is pretty simple. i had my parakeets tame in 5mins.

**Zippy** · 05-12-2006, 05:38 PM

What kind of bird are you looking for?
Hands-on,hyper,talking,nosie,hands off?

**Husky_mom** · 05-15-2006, 11:12 AM

i´m looking for a tame bird, or maybe i´ll do the job but i want one i can get on my fingers, maybe a singing, whisling one

i´m going to see some today hopefully i find one over this week!!!

**Zippy** · 05-15-2006, 02:38 PM

Male Cockatiels are singers and whristlers.They were voted the number 1 singer and whiristling bird in bird talk magazine.I had a female tiel for a while she was a great pet kari now has her because new apt.rules

**Jessika** · 05-15-2006, 03:04 PM

Definitely a male cockatiel

If you want a tame bird, go with a smaller personal bird breeder, or a mom and pop type store where the babies are hand fed and raised from an early age. Those are usually MUCH tamer than any bird you will buy at a commercial pet store.